Emily Pisacreta
@emilypisacreta.bsky.social
NYC-based journalist + podcast producer @armandalegshow.bsky.social
Opinions mine
Opinions mine
Next mayoral debate they should ask about “Mary, merry, marry”
October 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Next mayoral debate they should ask about “Mary, merry, marry”
Looking forward to this conversation about drug prices next week!
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October 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Looking forward to this conversation about drug prices next week!
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What you need to know about Obamacare rate increases, cuts to the federally-funded navigator program, and what Congress could do to avert the premium price hikes all in last week’s “First Aid Kit” newsletter:
2026 insurance nightmare update and tips • An Arm And a Leg
Hey there, Like we said last month, Obamacare will get a lot more expensive next year — and since then, we’ve learned that workers with employer
armandalegshow.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
What you need to know about Obamacare rate increases, cuts to the federally-funded navigator program, and what Congress could do to avert the premium price hikes all in last week’s “First Aid Kit” newsletter:
Reposted by Emily Pisacreta
Our senior producer prepares to sign up for Obamacare in 2026 — a year millions are being hit with what @kffhealthnews.org calls a “double whammy” of rate increases and the expiration of federal subsidies. armandalegshow.com/episode/insu...
Will we be able to afford insurance in 2026? • An Arm And a Leg
An Arm and a Leg's senior producer has to sign up for Obamacare. And it turns out, it’s one heck of a year to do that. An Arm and a Leg's senior producer has to sign up for Obamacare. And it turns out...
armandalegshow.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Our senior producer prepares to sign up for Obamacare in 2026 — a year millions are being hit with what @kffhealthnews.org calls a “double whammy” of rate increases and the expiration of federal subsidies. armandalegshow.com/episode/insu...
Loacker Quadratinis slowly taking over every aisle of my local grocery store
September 12, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Loacker Quadratinis slowly taking over every aisle of my local grocery store
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This undersells what insurance exchange policyholders will feel if Congress doesn't act. The 18 percent increase is on the raw cost of insurance. But many will also lose enhanced subsidies that expire at the end of December. Those people will feel an average increase of *more than 75%.*
September 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This undersells what insurance exchange policyholders will feel if Congress doesn't act. The 18 percent increase is on the raw cost of insurance. But many will also lose enhanced subsidies that expire at the end of December. Those people will feel an average increase of *more than 75%.*
Reposted by Emily Pisacreta
You need a little hope in your day? Right here.
The "one man" in the headline is @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social — who will be the first to tell you he didn't fight alone.
Give a listen.
(Disclosure: I co-reported this w/ @emilypisacreta.bsky.social.)
www.organizedmoney.fm/p/how-one-ma...
The "one man" in the headline is @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social — who will be the first to tell you he didn't fight alone.
Give a listen.
(Disclosure: I co-reported this w/ @emilypisacreta.bsky.social.)
www.organizedmoney.fm/p/how-one-ma...
How One Man Fought A Pharmaceutical Monopoly
Welcome to the podcast Organized Money.
www.organizedmoney.fm
August 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
You need a little hope in your day? Right here.
The "one man" in the headline is @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social — who will be the first to tell you he didn't fight alone.
Give a listen.
(Disclosure: I co-reported this w/ @emilypisacreta.bsky.social.)
www.organizedmoney.fm/p/how-one-ma...
The "one man" in the headline is @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social — who will be the first to tell you he didn't fight alone.
Give a listen.
(Disclosure: I co-reported this w/ @emilypisacreta.bsky.social.)
www.organizedmoney.fm/p/how-one-ma...
We're all wary of em dashes now but we need to talk about ChatGPT laying waste to the rule of three
August 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
We're all wary of em dashes now but we need to talk about ChatGPT laying waste to the rule of three
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When a couple needed to buy health insurance, they found an affordable plan through a telemarketer. Soon, they realized they'd been hustled. They weren't the only ones.
August 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
When a couple needed to buy health insurance, they found an affordable plan through a telemarketer. Soon, they realized they'd been hustled. They weren't the only ones.
Reposted by Emily Pisacreta
One in four Americans say they've skipped taking meds in the past 12 months because of cost. We'd like to put a dent in that.
With help from listeners and experts, we've been putting together the best collection of hacks, patches and workarounds we can.
Now we're sharing it.
armandalegshow.com
With help from listeners and experts, we've been putting together the best collection of hacks, patches and workarounds we can.
Now we're sharing it.
armandalegshow.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
One in four Americans say they've skipped taking meds in the past 12 months because of cost. We'd like to put a dent in that.
With help from listeners and experts, we've been putting together the best collection of hacks, patches and workarounds we can.
Now we're sharing it.
armandalegshow.com
With help from listeners and experts, we've been putting together the best collection of hacks, patches and workarounds we can.
Now we're sharing it.
armandalegshow.com
Soda bread a very difficult insulin calculation
March 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Soda bread a very difficult insulin calculation
We're collecting stories for An Arm and a Leg about your bespoke strategies for getting the medicine you need in a society that makes it really hard. Gimme your worst here and check out Dan's post for a list of some tried and (often) true existing options: armandalegshow.com/drugs/
February 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
We're collecting stories for An Arm and a Leg about your bespoke strategies for getting the medicine you need in a society that makes it really hard. Gimme your worst here and check out Dan's post for a list of some tried and (often) true existing options: armandalegshow.com/drugs/
Seeing lots of confusion about this in the diabetes-verse. The $35 copay cap on insulin for people with Medicare is still in effect (fwiw and all).
Just to be clear: The Inflation Reduction Act is still in effect. It requires government negotiation of drug prices, a $35 insulin cap, and a $2,000 annual out-of-pocket cap (all in Medicare). Trump has not taken a public position on the IRA's drug policies yet.
January 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Seeing lots of confusion about this in the diabetes-verse. The $35 copay cap on insulin for people with Medicare is still in effect (fwiw and all).
Been hard at work on this for months. The Maine Public team has been incredible to work with. current.org/2024/12/main...
Maine Public, ‘Frontline’ team up for three-pronged project about Lewiston shooting
"Breakdown" explores whether the incident that took 18 lives in 2023 could have been prevented.
current.org
December 5, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Been hard at work on this for months. The Maine Public team has been incredible to work with. current.org/2024/12/main...